Spinal Fusion Back Surgery Chiropractic Before and After

12/13/2016

What are good odds? 1 in 50? 50 in 100? The odds of spine
surgery patients developing failed back surgical syndrome are 4 to 50%, 4 to 50
in 100. (1) Are those good odds? Executive Chiropractic of Iowa offers West Des Moines
chiropractic care, non-surgical care, with odds at least equal to those odds
for our West Des Moines back pain patients seeking relief of pain.

First, back surgery and its ramifications for back pain
relief. One article discusses when back surgery is the right choice. Sometimes,
it is necessary, but the author invites a surgical candidate to know what it
does to the spine. This article counsels that “the decision to consider back
surgery should always come after trying non-surgical or ‘conservative’ options.
However, when ‘the pain is persistent and clearly related to a mechanical
problem in the spine,’” it may make sense. (1) Today, spinal fusion surgeries are growing in
use.

What happens in a spinal fusion? The intent is to fuse an
unstable joint to prevent motion and thus pain. Two spinal bones – vertebrae –
next to each other are joined surgically to become one unit. Metal screws and
rods may be used to do this. Fusion surgeries are major surgeries, and they
don’t always succeed. One Harvard Medical School professor, Dr. Steven Atlas,
explains that“Based on the evidence, the indications for fusion are few and
far between, but that doesn't stop surgeons from doing them or patients from
getting them." He even shares that pain is typically reduced by 50%, and
very few fusion surgery patients have no pain after the surgery. (2) So the
odds of surgical success with fusion are 50%. What about the odds of
chiropractic success for back pain?

We all seek the best odds possible when making a decision,
especially a decision as big as surgery. Back surgery offers stunning odds: 4
to 50% that a back pain patient who undergoes back surgery will experience
failed back surgical syndrome. What comes with failed back surgical syndrome?
Pain, obviously, but also repeat surgeries, higher costs, decreases in surgical
success rates, and other physical, physiological and pathological issues come,
too. (1) With odds like this, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa invites West Des Moines back
pain sufferers to consider chiropractic care.

Certainly, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa would hope to be a pre-surgical
stop that relieves and controls West Des Moines back pain and potentially
staves off a lumbar spine surgery, but also offers West Des Moines
chiropractic services to reduce post-surgical continued pain when it occurs.

Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is equipped and ready to help West Des Moines
back pain patients who are contemplating back surgery as well as those who have
undergone back surgery and have continued pain. Either way, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
knows that West Des Moines back pain sufferers are seeking relief and may
well be quite accepting of the 50% odds of relief as a desirable outcome.

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Our method at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa centers on chiropractic wellness as well as alleviation of pain, particularly spine pain and its related conditions. We administer in depth care for back pain, neck pain, headaches, shoulder pain, arm pain, leg pain, and injuries to the body from a car accident, sports injury or other cause. Our chiropractic practice respectfully serves the West Des Moines area. We pride ourselves on being patient-oriented and active to fulfilling your needs be they about insurance filing or appointment making or your health and healing. We provide individualized treatment plans to meet your exact needs. If you're in need of a chiropractor in the West Des Moines area, contact us today!